A Canadian Family’s World War II Odyssey “In that year (1939) they decided to make a trip to Germany, where Werner’s mother is still living, in Hamburg. They did not sell their land, as this trip was intended as a
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Category: Biography
O My God – Celia McBride
An Un-Becoming Journey How does a kid raised by atheists end up in a convent? In my forties, I abandoned my worldly life to follow a “sense of call” and explore the idea of becoming a Catholic nun. There was
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Oriane Lee Johnston – The Geography of Belonging
A Love Story of Horses & Africa(This is the updated Second Edition May 2023) An unexpected liaison with an African horseman builds a courageous and tender-strong bridge across classic cultural divides. The backdrop is present-day Zimbabwe in all its political,
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Kim Letson – In The Footsteps of a Roman Legion
Walking the Via Egnatia On a blistering September morning in 2016, intrepid friends in their sixties – Kim and Pat – set off on foot from Durrës, Albania towards Istanbul, Turkey. Tracing the route of a Roman road, the Via
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Denise Fuller – Reflections
In The Beginning Not so very long ago, there was a little girl who shared her Father’s dreams and love for the great outdoors of Alaska and Canada. There were many influences along the way such as the Outdoor Life
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Olga Campbell – A Whisper Across Time
My family’s story of the holocaust told through art and poetry A Whisper Across Time is the story of one family’s experiences in the Holocaust. Olga Campbell tells a very personal and moving story through prose, art and poetry, creating
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Myrtle Siebert – Beyond the Floathouse
Lifelong Learning with friends and family Beyond the Floathouse, Lifelong Learning with friends and family is the sequel to Gunhild’s Granddaughter. In this book a very shy, ordinary girl, who grew up enveloped by an insular loving family and surrounded
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Myrtle Siebert – Beyond the Floathouse
Gunhild’s Granddaughter When Myrtle Rae Forberg steps from her father’s boat to the floating dock at Rock Bay, and walks along the board walk to school, she takes her first steps from the water-constrained world in which she has lived
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